The word 羞辱 is formed by combining two characters, 羞 (xiū), meaning "shame" or "embarrassment", and 辱 (rǔ), meaning "disgrace" or "insult". These concepts are fused not merely as a sum of parts, but to create a single, intensified idea where the internal feeling of shame (羞) is directly caused by or manifested through an external act of humiliation or disgrace (辱). It captures the complete experience of being shamed, from the inner emotional wound to the outer degrading action.